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Lot Number: 346
Description: 1950 Mickey Mantle handwritten letter to Merlyn Mantle. Yankees Training Camp. Handwritten letter filling both the front and back of a sheet of "Continental Guest Lodge" stationery includes the original mailing envelope with January 28, 1950 postmark. After posting a .315 batting average with the 1949 KOM League Independence Yankees, Mantle (then only 18 years old) was invited by the New York Yankees to attend a January 1950 gathering to allow for further assessment of his talent. It was a special training camp of all the teams most promising Minor League players. He writes in part, "Hello Honey...I sure was glad to hear from you. All we do is play baseball all day from 8 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. I sure miss you a lot. I tell the boys here how good looking you are...How did the Commerce Jr. High come out in the tournament..." It concludes "Love Mick." The signature rates 8/9 out of 10 as does most of the letter. A few small areas have been minimally affected by either age or moisture exposure (with slight bleed into the paper). On the upper left back corner is a small doodle which we can presume to have been by Mantle and he hand addressed the envelope to "Miss Merlyn Johnson." Includes letter of provenance from the Mantle Family and LOA from JSA VG-EXEstimated Price Range: ($7,500-$12,500)
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